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Christmas
Many Christians celebrate Christmas Day, which is a gazetted holiday in India, on December 25 each year.
Many Christians celebrate Christmas Day, which is a gazetted holiday in India, on December 25 each year.
For many Indian people, the first Sunday of August is dedicated to celebrating their best friends.
India's Independence Day is an annual gazetted holiday on August 15 to commemorate the day India became an independent nation.
Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima). The day is also sometimes referred to as Brother and Sister Day because it honors the relationship between brother and sister.